How did I not know about Gary Gebler’s incredible collection. The retired Sam Goodie and Record and Tape Traders executive has been running his treasure trove of vintage vinyl, Trax On Wax, since last June. Trax has joined the row of unique music stores along the stretch of Frederick Road before Mellor Avenue in Catonsville. Gary told me that he began traveling up and down the coast gathering records for about a year before he opened shop. Great job, Gary. What a catalogue. I found three wax titles I had been searching for without even really digging.

That was within the first 15 minutes I spent in the shop. Yeah, as you can see above I scored Al Di Meola’s Elegant Gypsy, Chick Corea’s Circling In and Oscar Brown Jr.’s Sin and Soul. I came up empty on Eddie Jefferson’s Things are Getting Better. But, the Oscar Brown more than made up for it. Imagine if I could have burned an hour or two. Oh, and Gary’s knowledge is a bonus. Once he noticed me scooping up Mahavishnu Orchestra he let me know where to find all the Jaco and John Mclaughlin. That’s one of the things that makes vinyl so great–it sounds better and it brings better company. Imagine the kid peddling discs at Best Buy anticipating your fusion jazz needs. I never knew I could feel this way again. Shout out to Stedeford’s Records back home in Pittsburgh. You’ll find Trax on Wax at 709 Frederick Road.